Chapter 196 Zhu Mingqiao's Talk
The Royal Study Room of the Imperial Palace in Beijing.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Preceptor requests to see you." Eunuch Zhao came in to report.
Long Xiaotian was in a good mood today. Recently, he had received a series of good news from Haizhou. It mentioned again and again that the Zhan family army had wiped out hundreds of thousands of Japanese pirates without losing a single soldier. The last letter two days ago mentioned that all the Japanese pirates in the territory of the Great Xiao Dynasty had been wiped out, and our army had zero casualties.
Zhan Xiao mentioned in the letter that these major battles were all fought by the Zhan family army led by Yixiang Jun, and the kerosene and sleeping pills were also provided by her. Yixiang Jun made an indispensable contribution to this great victory.
Qingzhou Prefecture has also sent news of high yields of hybrid rice in the past two days. Food is the primary need of the people, and high grain yields are naturally the top priority of the country. In addition, the watermelons and corn sent over there are also of excellent appearance and taste, comparable to tribute, or even better than tribute.
This Yixiang Jun has brought him too many shocks.
Long Xiaotian concentrated his mind and was in a good mood. "Announce."
Soon the Imperial Master strode in and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. The Purple Star has descended. The lucky star of our Great Xiao Dynasty has arrived."
Long Xiaotian was overjoyed, "Is what the Imperial Master said serious? Can you calculate where she will land?"
The Imperial Preceptor said solemnly: "Your Majesty, in fact, this Ziwei Star had already landed twelve years ago, but due to chance, it was borrowed by someone. Now, the real Ziwei Star has finally returned." His voice was full of emotion and awe.
Long Xiaotian frowned, trying to recall the past. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Twelve years ago, I remember that the Prime Minister's family had a daughter. At that time, a strange scene appeared in the sky. Was it her family?"
The Imperial Master smiled but did not directly answer the Emperor's question. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "Your Majesty, Yixiang Jun is the same as her." This sentence startled Long Xiaotian. He widened his eyes and looked at the Imperial Master in disbelief.
"The Ziwei star has fallen... so, has Yixiangjun... passed away?" Long Xiaotian's voice trembled slightly, with a hint of grief.
The Imperial Master nodded solemnly, a trace of regret flashing in his eyes. He slowly said: "Everyone has his own destiny, and her destiny has been fulfilled. Perhaps, all this is arranged by God." After saying that, he sighed softly.
Long Xiaotian stood there silently, with an indescribable sadness welling up in his heart.
Zhu Mingqiao has not said a word since she woke up. She sits there like a sculpture and does not respond no matter what others say.
But at least she was still alive, so no one pushed her too much.
Zhu Mingqiao closed her eyes and digested everything in front of her. She expected that she would die, but she didn't expect that she would be reborn into this person with the same birth date and time as her.
Fortunately, the space that had crashed before her death came here with her. She had secretly been to the space just now, and she could still get in, and the things inside were still the same as before.
That’s right, the mindless Sister Qiao now hides the soul of Shen Zhi.
Zhu Mingqiao sighed, what is this? Space, space, I have annihilated so many Japanese pirates, why can't you give me any reward, but a chance to be reborn, so you must let me die again.
In fact, she had thought that if she really died one day, she would take everything in the space with her, because those were all obtained with her life. But now, she is alive again, and has become another person.
Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Zhu Mingqiao didn't know, but since fate had given her this arrangement, she had to live well and see what kind of stories were waiting for her in this life.
In Shitou Village, the village head brought people to help with Shen Zhi's funeral. The whole village, young and old, as well as people from Bibo Villa and Baiyun Villa came to see her off. After everything was settled, Shen Shi was not so sad. Since her daughter had appeared in her dreams, she would definitely come back.
These days, Zhan Xiao has been guarding the mourning hall without eating or drinking. Now he stays alone in Shen Zhi's room for a long time and is unwilling to leave.
Zhan Xiao waited until the seventh day after Shen Zhi's death before taking the jade pendant he had given to Shen Zhi from his room and returning to Haizhou. From the day Shen Zhi got into trouble, he desperately searched for news about Japan, not letting go of any information, until two years later, he led his men to the land of Japan and destroyed this tiny country. Of course, this is a later story, so let's not talk about it for now.
Prime Minister Zhu could not wait to rush home after the court session, just to spend more time with his little daughter who had escaped death. He keenly noticed that his daughter's eyes had become clearer in recent days, like bright stars after the fog had dissipated. Moreover, he always had a strange feeling that whenever his daughter looked at him, she seemed to have something to say, but she finally held back. He couldn't help but wonder if this was just his illusion?
On this day, Xue went out to do some business, and Prime Minister Zhu came to Wutong Garden alone to visit his daughter.
"Qiao Jie'er, how do you feel today? Daddy is here to accompany you." Prime Minister Zhu smiled and picked up his little daughter, and went to the yard to swing together.
"Dad." Sister Qiao raised her head and called out this name in a clear voice.
Prime Minister Zhu was so shocked that he almost dropped Sister Qiao's toy in his hand. He widened his eyes with disbelief on his face: "Sister Qiao, no, you are Xiaozhi!"
Zhu Mingqiao stared at his father quietly, his eyes firm and focused, making Prime Minister Zhu's scalp tingle.
"Dad, have you heard about Ziwei's return? Shen Zhi's mission was to eliminate all the Japanese pirates in the Great Xiao Dynasty. Now she has successfully completed the mission and returned to her true identity. Dad, I'm back." Zhu Mingqiao's voice was calm and firm, with a confident light in his eyes.
"What about Sister Qiao?"
"I am Sister Qiao, and I am also Shen Zhi. Dad, do you remember why I refused to eat that bowl of lotus seed soup when Zhu Mingyang tried to poison me last time? It was because Dad told me to be careful of my second uncle's family." Zhu Mingqiao said.
Only then did Prime Minister Zhu believe that the person before him was his daughter in every way. One from the past life, one from this life, all appeared in the same person.
Not long after, Xue also came.
Zhu Mingqiao recalled that when she was a child, Xue always held her in her arms and told her the story of a great general from the Xue family. She only told half of the story each time, and she never knew the whereabouts of General Xue.
Then he asked, "Mom, when I was little you always told me the story of General Xue. What happened to him later?"
Xue was shocked, her eyes were red. This was the first time she heard Sister Qiao speak. No wonder Master Dehui said that Ziwei was reborn and the world was perfect. Did Sister Qiao regain her sanity?
"Qiao Jie'er, this story about General Xue was made up by your mother. There is no such person." Xue was surprised and happy that Zhu Mingqiao spoke.